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Interestingly enough, most employees can also be terminated at any time. At least in the US, as far as I know. To my knowledge there is no special legal protec
by andrewmcwatters 4y ago
Interestingly enough, most employees can also be terminated at any time. At least in the US, as far as I know.
To my knowledge there is no special legal protection for full time (or "direct hire") employees versus contract to hire employees. They are both just W-2 employees.
- throw827474737 4y agoEven in ""well-protected"" Germany you usually have the 6 month probation period in the contract that makes termination easy?
- cj 4y ago(Genuinely curious) How does that work? If you want to fire someone for performance problems, how do you do it? In the US no explanation is required. Anyone can be terminated at any time with no justification (unless you negotiated special employment terms, which is rare outside C-Suite or VP level)
- littlecranky67 4y agoWithin the probation period, you dont need a reason, its fire-at-will. After those 6 months, it will be almost impossible to fire anyone for "performance reasons" (or any other reason). Have you ever heard of a large german Software company that makes quality software? There is your reason :)
- ilc 4y agoUsually there's some excuses needed for perm employees from all I've seen. Certainly more painful than ending a contract for a large company.
- RileyJames 4y agoI’ve been thinking about C2H to resolve the “performance reasons” issue. In NZ the situation is reversed. Even during probation, performance issues require managing, not firing. In this environment it would be preferable to hire on contract as a ‘probation period’ in order to determine fit.